I'm 37 (will be 38 in July)...I happened to catch the Elevation Live from Boston special on tv in 2001 and that is what first got me really excited about U2. But I had just returned from being overseas for a couple of years so couldn't afford to go to any of the concerts on the Elevation tour, so my first tour was Vertigo.

Older sister gave me achtung baby when i was 10, a fan ever since, 31 now. Not sure about an average age for a u2 fan, maybe the rate at which new fans are gained and old ones stop being a fan / pass away is another interesting question? Obviously the peak at which new fans are gained has long gone and slows down with each album release. And are older fans starting to no longer be a fan? Are theymaking net gains or net losses?.... Depends how you define a fan haha! Which is the horrible, thorny question that causes upset, argument, judgemental comments etc.... Best leave it then haha....

Older sister gave me achtung baby when i was 10, a fan ever since, 31 now. Not sure about an average age for a u2 fan, maybe the rate at which new fans are gained and old ones stop being a fan / pass away is another interesting question? Obviously the peak at which new fans are gained has long gone and slows down with each album release. And are older fans starting to no longer be a fan? Are theymaking net gains or net losses?.... Depends how you define a fan haha! Which is the horrible, thorny question that causes upset, argument, judgemental comments etc.... Best leave it then haha....

I've found that most people retain their fandom to some degree. They may not be posting on fansites, but they do go to concerts and buy albums. I think every white person from my high school was at the Philly 360 show.

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Older sister gave me achtung baby when i was 10, a fan ever since, 31 now. Not sure about an average age for a u2 fan, maybe the rate at which new fans are gained and old ones stop being a fan / pass away is another interesting question? Obviously the peak at which new fans are gained has long gone and slows down with each album release. And are older fans starting to no longer be a fan? Are theymaking net gains or net losses?.... Depends how you define a fan haha! Which is the horrible, thorny question that causes upset, argument, judgemental comments etc.... Best leave it then haha....

Older sister gave me achtung baby when i was 10, a fan ever since, 31 now. Not sure about an average age for a u2 fan, maybe the rate at which new fans are gained and old ones stop being a fan / pass away is another interesting question? Obviously the peak at which new fans are gained has long gone and slows down with each album release. And are older fans starting to no longer be a fan? Are theymaking net gains or net losses?.... Depends how you define a fan haha! Which is the horrible, thorny question that causes upset, argument, judgemental comments etc.... Best leave it then haha....

I've definitely become more of a fan over the last 10 years.

So have I I'd say. Maybe as you get to certain ages you can relate to the band in a new and different way, with different phases and ages of the band becoming more relevant to you?

Older sister gave me achtung baby when i was 10, a fan ever since, 31 now. Not sure about an average age for a u2 fan, maybe the rate at which new fans are gained and old ones stop being a fan / pass away is another interesting question? Obviously the peak at which new fans are gained has long gone and slows down with each album release. And are older fans starting to no longer be a fan? Are theymaking net gains or net losses?.... Depends how you define a fan haha! Which is the horrible, thorny question that causes upset, argument, judgemental comments etc.... Best leave it then haha....

I've definitely become more of a fan over the last 10 years.

So have I I'd say. Maybe as you get to certain ages you can relate to the band in a new and different way, with different phases and ages of the band becoming more relevant to you?

As we all get older ( including the band ) I think our perspectives change. That's why I feel that I can relate to U2 more than ever.

I'm 16 and i only discovered U2 bout two years ago when i bought a second hand copy of there 18 Singles and now i think there the only band i listen too.... Allot of people in school think i'm strange, but i'd rather listen to U2 than the crap that artists are bring out now!

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I'm 16 and i only discovered U2 bout two years ago when i bought a second hand copy of there 18 Singles and now i think there the only band i listen too.... Allot of people in school think i'm strange, but i'd rather listen to U2 than the crap that artists are bring out now!